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general david petraeus said if it went ahead, images of the event would be used by insurgents to incite violence. coming up, we will hear what hillary clinton had to say with this report from washington. >> this is what worries general david petraeus is. 500 people in kabul, gather to demonstrate. one small church in america plans to bring copies of the koran. protesters threw rocks. >> we are concerned about the possible implications of a koran burning in the united states. it puts us in jeopardy. we have even seen trouble on just a rumor that this could take place, and i think that the images from such an activity could very well be used by extremists here and around the world in the same way that they use images from abu ghraib and some other incidents, over the years since 9/11. >> at outreach center in florida, they say they still plan to go ahead. the church, which has 50 members, is run by terry jones, and is seen as a fringe movement, but right now, it has everyone's attention. on "nightline," he had this to say. >> if we do not do it, when do we stop backing down? when do we st
general david petraeus said if it went ahead, images of the event would be used by insurgents to incite violence. coming up, we will hear what hillary clinton had to say with this report from washington. >> this is what worries general david petraeus is. 500 people in kabul, gather to demonstrate. one small church in america plans to bring copies of the koran. protesters threw rocks. >> we are concerned about the possible implications of a koran burning in the united states. it puts...
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general david petraeus said the image of americans burning a koran could harm u.s. troops and the war effort. in a statement today, petraeus said, the safety of our soldiers and civilians would be put in jeopardy and accomplishment of the mission would be made more difficult. americans burning a koran, the general said, could be used as a propaganda tool and goes against the u.s. military's mission to win over the afghan people. today the white house said it agrees with general petraeus. >> any type of activity like that would be -- that puts our troops in harm's way would be a concern to this administration. >> reporter: and the state department called the proposed koran burnings un-american. >> we think these are provocative acts. they are disrespectful, they're intolerant, they're divisive. >> reporter: but so far the church, already denied a permit, isn't backing down. >> if people should lose their life, that would be tragic. still, i must say that we feel that we must sooner or later stand up to islam. >> reporter: today religious leaders spoke out against the
general david petraeus said the image of americans burning a koran could harm u.s. troops and the war effort. in a statement today, petraeus said, the safety of our soldiers and civilians would be put in jeopardy and accomplishment of the mission would be made more difficult. americans burning a koran, the general said, could be used as a propaganda tool and goes against the u.s. military's mission to win over the afghan people. today the white house said it agrees with general petraeus....
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troops on the ground, general david petraeus sat down with our martha raddatz. and, in an exclusive interview, talked about the possibility the war will take years more to end. >> reporter: general david petraeus has visited dozens of combat outposts in his two plus months here. >> you interdict them with ground forces? >> reporter: every visit confirms how tough it is to make progress in this increasingly bloody war. >> it's very difficult and sometimes seeming to be as slow as watching grass grow or paint dry. but nonetheless progress. >> reporter: there have been improvements in the afghan security forces, and petraeus says there have been a few places where the taliban has lost momentum. a few. >> our soldiers, your police and you will all be fighting shona by shona. >> reporter: this small outpost we visited is called jagahta. it has been hammered by the enemy so often the soldiers call it "jagahta get outta here." >> last month alone, we took 42 rockets, 16 mortars. >> reporter: in fact, while we were there, petraeus watched real-time video from an f-16 th
troops on the ground, general david petraeus sat down with our martha raddatz. and, in an exclusive interview, talked about the possibility the war will take years more to end. >> reporter: general david petraeus has visited dozens of combat outposts in his two plus months here. >> you interdict them with ground forces? >> reporter: every visit confirms how tough it is to make progress in this increasingly bloody war. >> it's very difficult and sometimes seeming to be as...
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general david petraeus, who commands u.s. forces in afghanistan, told the "wall street journal" burning the koran could endanger troops and the overall effort. kelly cobiella is in gainesville tonight. kelly, so far the pastor is refusing to change his plans. >> reporter: he's absolutely sticking with this right now, katie. kerry jones says he's not doing this as a publicity stunt. he says he feels a real religious calling and he refuses to back down. >> sooner or later we're going to have to say no to radical islam. >> reporter: terry jones believes radical islam could take over america and the best way to fight back is by sending a radical message: burning a stack of korans on the anniversary of 9/11. >> we see an element of islam that is very radical and we could not get their attention by just sending some type of message. we thought this was a radical message that will get their attention. >> reporter: jones knows the actions of his small church are being felt around the world and he's heard the warnings from general pet
general david petraeus, who commands u.s. forces in afghanistan, told the "wall street journal" burning the koran could endanger troops and the overall effort. kelly cobiella is in gainesville tonight. kelly, so far the pastor is refusing to change his plans. >> reporter: he's absolutely sticking with this right now, katie. kerry jones says he's not doing this as a publicity stunt. he says he feels a real religious calling and he refuses to back down. >> sooner or later...
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. >>> tonight's headlines, david petraeus are criticizing plans to burn copies of the koran in a nane/11 protest. they say it could endanger u.s. traps and afghanistan and everywhere we work with the community. >>> more mud slide victims, bodies were pulled where back to back mud lines happened. 45 people have been killed. >>> experts now warn another powerful earthquake could hit in the coming days. they were hit with 20 after shakes over night. >>> it was warm out there today, tomorrow a big change rolls through and cooling continues. i will have details and a full forecast in just a few minutes. [ female announcer ] it's the jcpenney labor day mattress sale! all gold premium mattresses 50-60% off after $200 instant rebate. plus, get an additional $100 off beautyrest gold mattresses and $200 off beautyrest world class gold mattresses from simmons... featuring super pocketed coil springs to prevent motion disturbance and conform to your shape. after all, it's not just sleep, it's beautyrest. the jcpenney labor day mattress sale. new look. new day. who knew! jcpenney. with my citi tha
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and general david petraeus, the top commander of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan warned a florida pastor'plan to burn the koran could incite violence against american troops. and to hari sreenivasan in our news room for what's on the newshour online. >> sreenivasan: watch dance performances from the alvin ailey dance theater and see more of jeff's interview with judith jamison. david chalian talks to gwen and judy about the new polls on this week's political checklist, a regular video feature from our politics beat. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> lehrer: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are ten more. >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at president obama's plan to allow businesses to write off capital investments. i'm gwen ifill. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online, and again here tomorro
and general david petraeus, the top commander of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan warned a florida pastor'plan to burn the koran could incite violence against american troops. and to hari sreenivasan in our news room for what's on the newshour online. >> sreenivasan: watch dance performances from the alvin ailey dance theater and see more of jeff's interview with judith jamison. david chalian talks to gwen and judy about the new polls on this week's political checklist, a regular video...
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and appointed david petraeus as commander there. when he said that he is going to leave in july of next year, everybody has been -- this is still a big mystery whether it will really happen. but the noises that are coming out tend to indicate that that is subject to conditions and the conditions aren't getting any better so we're going to stay. >> bret: steve, charles says there is infighting in every administration and there is. some of the words used national security advisor general jim jones talking about obama's aides calls them the waterbugs, the pilot bureau, the mafia, the campaign set. general petraeus talking about david axelrod, senior advisor calls him a complete spin doctor. interesting phrasing in this book. >> consistent with what i've heard from people in the administration and outside of it. but i mean, i do think it's the substantive stuff that is really so deeply disturbing when it comes out this way. i remember when we were here on december 12009, talking about the speech and wanting to be with the president, sup
and appointed david petraeus as commander there. when he said that he is going to leave in july of next year, everybody has been -- this is still a big mystery whether it will really happen. but the noises that are coming out tend to indicate that that is subject to conditions and the conditions aren't getting any better so we're going to stay. >> bret: steve, charles says there is infighting in every administration and there is. some of the words used national security advisor general...
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. >>> tonight's headlines, david petraeus are criticizing plans to burn copies of the koran in a nane/11 protest. they say it could endanger u.s. traps and afghanistan and everywhere we work with the community. >>> more mud slide victims, bodies were pulled where back to back mud lines happened. 45 people have been killed. >>> experts now warn another powerful earthquake could hit in the coming days. they were hit with 20 after shakes over night. >>> it was warm out there today, tomorrow a big change rolls through and 3q hey stainbusters, my son loves pizza but this was a first - grease on his back ! i totally missed it, another shirt ruined. good thing the expertise of spray n' wash is combined with the power of resolve in our new in wash stain remover. only resolve has stainseekers. just treat the stains you see and add to the wash for the ones you miss. the stainseekers will find, penetrate and lift away the toughest stains. trust resolve. forget stains. dan: i had a biopsy and i had high-risk prostate cancer. i was depressed. i was shocked. sometimes cancer makes you feel very lon
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david petraeus is going to have to wonder where his money's coming from and to a certain he's going to want to have people recovering from last night at women mary i debated christopher hitchens and one of the points we brought up that was on the middle east situation was he was all for. really pursuing the war as far as it goes in both theaters and then going into iran and i simply asked the audience mostly young people eighteen to twenty two years old which of you is willing to serve. not a single any i'm. sorry that is a strategic element in contemplation of military force do you have the support of the p. people behind you especially if you're a democracy you can go to war without the support of the people but you're asking for real trouble. i don't think why can't the president say no to them why can't the commander in chief of the armed forces say no and get out of this box that they put him in i think what would reports in that book that much of it is probably specious what is probably accurate are things like the president saying i do not want a trillion dollar war i do not wan
david petraeus is going to have to wonder where his money's coming from and to a certain he's going to want to have people recovering from last night at women mary i debated christopher hitchens and one of the points we brought up that was on the middle east situation was he was all for. really pursuing the war as far as it goes in both theaters and then going into iran and i simply asked the audience mostly young people eighteen to twenty two years old which of you is willing to serve. not a...
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general david petraeus who's in charge of our troops in afghanistan saying directly that this will affect american right this could put troops in danger in this area i mean if you're sitting here that's expressing. some tendency to incite but it is so high and we don't want to go in and say to tell somebody ahead of time it's called prior restraint not to do something that all we can really do is put kind of moral pressure but when you're dealing with lunatics and on it and these days we're dealing with people with very high threshold of lunacy and very big emotions so it normal people like you and i would if the president says you know maybe you shouldn't do that first of all protect us but maybe we might think twice lunatics and very emotional people with the stakes so high that just makes them multiplies their eagerness because now they're they've got free p.r. and that's the problem these days that i mean that definitely is part of it because in this day and age when you have a twenty four hour news cycle you have the internet it's no longer like you you say something and you know may
general david petraeus who's in charge of our troops in afghanistan saying directly that this will affect american right this could put troops in danger in this area i mean if you're sitting here that's expressing. some tendency to incite but it is so high and we don't want to go in and say to tell somebody ahead of time it's called prior restraint not to do something that all we can really do is put kind of moral pressure but when you're dealing with lunatics and on it and these days we're...
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the current commander in afghanistan, general david petraeus is quoted as telling an aide he doesn't like talking to the president's senior adviser david axelrod. petraeus, in the book, dismisses axelrod as, quote, a complete spin doctor. and it talks about a cia 3,000-man covert army operating in afghanistan. and it says it has intelligence that afghan president, hamid karzai, suffers from manic depression. it also says that president obama also takes politics into account, as he sets that withdrawal deadline for next july. he says in the book, a deadline is needed because, quote, he can't lose the whole democratic party. this is all based on "new york times" reporting on that advanced copy of the book. all this, just breaking this morning. so far, no comment from the white house. rob and vinita? >> certainly some interesting details. emily schmidt in washington this morning. thank you. >>> and more shakeup at the white house. president obama's top economic adviser is now stepping down. larry summers plans to leave the white house and return to harvard at the end of the year. summer
the current commander in afghanistan, general david petraeus is quoted as telling an aide he doesn't like talking to the president's senior adviser david axelrod. petraeus, in the book, dismisses axelrod as, quote, a complete spin doctor. and it talks about a cia 3,000-man covert army operating in afghanistan. and it says it has intelligence that afghan president, hamid karzai, suffers from manic depression. it also says that president obama also takes politics into account, as he sets that...
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petraeus are fighting to break the taliban's momentum. as with the surge in iraq, these forces will be in place for a limited time to provide space for the afghans to build their capacity and secure their own future. but, as was the case in iraq, we can't do for afghans what they must ultimately do for themselves. that's why we're training afghan security forces and supporting a political resolution to to afghanistan's problems. next august, we will begin a transition to afghan responsibility. the pace of our troop reductions will be determined by conditions on the ground, and our support for afghanistan will endure. but make no mistake: this transition will begin because open-ended war serves neither our interests nor the afghan people's. indeed, one of the lessons of our effort in iraq is that american influence around the world is not a function of military force alone. we must use all elements of our power including our diplomat zi, our economic strength, and the power of mesh america's example to secure our interests and stand by our
petraeus are fighting to break the taliban's momentum. as with the surge in iraq, these forces will be in place for a limited time to provide space for the afghans to build their capacity and secure their own future. but, as was the case in iraq, we can't do for afghans what they must ultimately do for themselves. that's why we're training afghan security forces and supporting a political resolution to to afghanistan's problems. next august, we will begin a transition to afghan responsibility....
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why does he have a relationship with david petraeus? he's a political person in charge of the president's message. it's not necessarily my position but some will say that. a couple of other examples you gave, jim jones you are exactly right there's not a lot of love loss between a lot of the people in the white house staff and general jones, not that they dislike him, but they feel as though he's been a little bit of a disappointment as national security adviser and then joe biden, calling dick holbrook egotist egotistical, andrea you know that's not a unique perception of ambassador holbrook although it usually doesn't come with the profanity attached that joe biden put on there. >> love him or not, i don't think dick holbrook, excuse me, richard holbrooke would say he's not egotistical. >> that's true he's accomplished a lot. >> thank you very much, indeed. thanks so much, john. >>> this is causing a lot of waves in washington but there are other things going on in washington today as washington digests bob woodward's secrets, homelan
why does he have a relationship with david petraeus? he's a political person in charge of the president's message. it's not necessarily my position but some will say that. a couple of other examples you gave, jim jones you are exactly right there's not a lot of love loss between a lot of the people in the white house staff and general jones, not that they dislike him, but they feel as though he's been a little bit of a disappointment as national security adviser and then joe biden, calling dick...
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well, as you mentioned, general david petraeus, the u.s. military commander here, ali, saying that the way you end insurgencies and this is in comments to "the new york times" is to negotiate. he said, quote, there are very high-level taliban leaders who have sought to reach out to the highest levels of the afghan government. well, we asked the spokesman for the afghan president whether or not this was taking place. take a listen to how he responded to that question. >> there is substantive negotiations or substantive discussions or dialogue with the armed opposition, and we hope that by -- after establishment of the peace council which was established today we will enter into a serious substantive dialogue with the armed opposition. >> reporter: now, it's really important to know here, ali, the afghan government has been trying to convince taliban leaders to give up their fight against the government and against nato forces since 2005. they have had something called a reconciliation department that has largely failed in convincing militant
well, as you mentioned, general david petraeus, the u.s. military commander here, ali, saying that the way you end insurgencies and this is in comments to "the new york times" is to negotiate. he said, quote, there are very high-level taliban leaders who have sought to reach out to the highest levels of the afghan government. well, we asked the spokesman for the afghan president whether or not this was taking place. take a listen to how he responded to that question. >> there is...
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general david petraeus tells aides david axelrod is a complete spin doctor. most of this infighting over the war plan for afghanistan. finally, the president blows up. november 25th, 2009, only days before announcing his decision, the military asks for 4,500 more troops. woodward writes the president erupts saying, i'm done doing this, we've all agreed to a plan and we're going to stick to that plan. i haven't agreed to anything beyond that. six days later, his big speech at west point. >> the review has allowed me to ask the hard questions and to explore all the different options. >> reporter: the next day, the president explains why he added a timetable to begin withdrawing, telling republican senator lindsey graham, i can't let this be a war without end, and i can't lose the whole democratic party. >> you really want to see this kind of conflict and disagreement. through history that usually makes the best strategy, especially in a war. >> reporter: but the book reveals the success of the war strategy rests on afghanistan's hamid karzai, who u.s. intellige
general david petraeus tells aides david axelrod is a complete spin doctor. most of this infighting over the war plan for afghanistan. finally, the president blows up. november 25th, 2009, only days before announcing his decision, the military asks for 4,500 more troops. woodward writes the president erupts saying, i'm done doing this, we've all agreed to a plan and we're going to stick to that plan. i haven't agreed to anything beyond that. six days later, his big speech at west point....
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general david petraeus, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan says american troops could be in danger if a florida church goes ahead with its plan to burn the koran on saturday, the anniversary of the september 11th attacks, alison burns is live with how the church is responding. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. and in just the last hour the head of a small gainesville, florida church went on live tv and said while he is concerned bought putting u.s. soldier's lives at risk his church will likely still go ahead with plans to burn the koran on september 11th. the church with just 50 members has sparked an international uproar, it wants to burn the core rashes to draw attention to what it calls radical islam but in afghanistan the top u.s. commander general david petraeus and others say the act would hurt the u.s. mission and put u.s. troops in danger. pastor terry jones said it would be tragic if troops lost their lives but he wants to stand up to islam. >> overseas we see they have no problem burning
general david petraeus, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan says american troops could be in danger if a florida church goes ahead with its plan to burn the koran on saturday, the anniversary of the september 11th attacks, alison burns is live with how the church is responding. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. and in just the last hour the head of a small gainesville, florida church went on live tv and said while he is concerned bought putting u.s. soldier's lives...
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petraeus. at this moment i can't help but think back to the time when the situation in iraq was grim and the future was bleak. general petraeus embarked on the surge strategy and it was widely viewed as our last chaste chance to save iraq from a spiral toward chaos. the consequences of failure then as now were severe. some leaders who opposed, criticized, and fought tooth and nail to fought the surge strategy now probably claim credit for the results. one leader in the u.s. us -- house of representatives declared the surge was a failure even before it was implemented. one leader in the united states senate said, and i quote, this war is lost, even as additional forces were being mobilized. wup lawmaker rejected the idea the surge would reduce violence in iraq saying, and again i'm quoting, in fact, i think we will do the reverse. these are lawmakers that supported and accepted support from an anti-war organization that ran a full-page add in the "the new york times" smearing a four-star general
petraeus. at this moment i can't help but think back to the time when the situation in iraq was grim and the future was bleak. general petraeus embarked on the surge strategy and it was widely viewed as our last chaste chance to save iraq from a spiral toward chaos. the consequences of failure then as now were severe. some leaders who opposed, criticized, and fought tooth and nail to fought the surge strategy now probably claim credit for the results. one leader in the u.s. us -- house of...
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this is creating a lot of uproar from people and general david petraeus. >> i believe we're dealing with an element you cannot talk to. we're dealing with an element they shut be shown a -- must be shown a certain amount of force, determination and putting a stop to it. >> reporter: the pastor could change his mind saying he's still praying about the decision. but if he goes ahead with it, he will be violating local laws as the church has been twice denied the proper permits to build a bonfire. >>> investigators are still trying to determine the cause of an early-morning fire near a busy bay area freeway. the fire broke out at 4:30 this morning near sir francis boulevard. crews were able to keep the flames away from nearby homes. the highway patrol was called in to monitor traffic control. >>> checking in with our meteorologist, steve paulson. quite a bit cooler? >> boy, i'll say. temperatures along the coast and in the city, quite a difference. san francisco is struggling to get out of the 50s. look at that fog bank. it's roaring back. there is a little hint of a northeast in santa rosa
this is creating a lot of uproar from people and general david petraeus. >> i believe we're dealing with an element you cannot talk to. we're dealing with an element they shut be shown a -- must be shown a certain amount of force, determination and putting a stop to it. >> reporter: the pastor could change his mind saying he's still praying about the decision. but if he goes ahead with it, he will be violating local laws as the church has been twice denied the proper permits to...
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. >>> well, general david petraeus is condemning one florida church's plans to mark the anniversary of 9/11 by burning copies of the koran. in today's "wall street journal," the top u.s. commander of the war in afghanistan warns the lives of u.s. troops could be endangered if the dove world outreach center goes through with its planned protest against what it calls, quote, the evil of islam. hundreds of afghans turned out yesterday to protest the plans. petraeus further cautioned that torching islam's holy writings would be a propaganda coup for the taliban in afghanistan and stoke anti-u.s. sentiment across the muslim world. >>> well, this morning's "usa today" reports that the u.s. military's new armored trucks are significantly reducing troop deaths in afghanistan. last year nearly 80% of insurgent bombings on humvees resulted in occupants being killed, but according to the new data, that figure dropped to 15% for attacks on the all-terrain vehicles known as mrap. the trucks, which are tailor-made for afghanistan's rugged terrain, are designed to shield people from roadside bomb bla
. >>> well, general david petraeus is condemning one florida church's plans to mark the anniversary of 9/11 by burning copies of the koran. in today's "wall street journal," the top u.s. commander of the war in afghanistan warns the lives of u.s. troops could be endangered if the dove world outreach center goes through with its planned protest against what it calls, quote, the evil of islam. hundreds of afghans turned out yesterday to protest the plans. petraeus further...
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according to the top commander in afghanistan, general david petraeus, the militants still retain the initiative in some parts of the country. the indian economy has become the second fastest growing in the world. strong industrial and mining at outcome helped boost output. only china's economy is growing faster. u.n. officials in pakistan have begun an appeal for more helicopters to reach communities cut off by flooding. only four -- only 4% of those are being reached. it is hoped the worst of the floods may now be over. three people have been arrested here in london in connection with the alleged cricket betting scam. three of the cricketers at the center of the allegations, including the captain, are likely to play again until the scandal is over. the illegal betting industry is on multimillion-dollar business. >> cricket is not the only pastime going on in the back streets of lahore. it may be a legal here, but secretly, and apartments and shops across the city, there are gamblers and bookmakers. as soon as it gets dark, we get to meet some of the most notorious of bookies. they a
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in afghanistan, general david petraeus warned that jones' actions could endanger u.s. troops. >> it puts our soldiers at jeopardy, very likely. we've already seen a demonstration here in kabul. just at the rumor that this event could take place. >> we understand that those concerns are valid. but the question that we have is, if we don't do it, when do we stop backing down? >> reporter: but even though christian leaders from the vatican to the southern baptists to evangelical leaders have condemned jones, he believes. christians sometimes ask, what would jesus do? do you really think that jesus christ, if he were here today, would say, pastor, go burn that holy book? >> absolutely. >> jesus christ would say that? >> absolutely. >> what would change your mind? >> yeah, i guess the same thing that caused us to do it. just a deep conviction from god that something has to happen. >> reporter: so he is praying. as are so many other people around the world. i'm terry moran in gainesville, florida. >>> nine fishing boats in south korea have been destroyed by a quick-moving fi
in afghanistan, general david petraeus warned that jones' actions could endanger u.s. troops. >> it puts our soldiers at jeopardy, very likely. we've already seen a demonstration here in kabul. just at the rumor that this event could take place. >> we understand that those concerns are valid. but the question that we have is, if we don't do it, when do we stop backing down? >> reporter: but even though christian leaders from the vatican to the southern baptists to evangelical...
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. >> this is what worries general david petraeus. 500 people in kabul, gathered to demonstrate because of one small church in america that plans to bring copies of the koran. the protesters threw rocks at u.s. army vehicles. >> we are very worried about the implications of a possible koran burning in united states. it puts our soldiers in jeopardy, very likely. we have already seen the demonstrations here in kabul just at the rumors that this could take place. and that the images from such an activity could very well be used by extremists here and around world and in the same way that they use images from abu gharib and other instances. >> the church says it plans to go ahead. the church only has 50 members and is run by terry jones. many see it as a fringe movement. but right now, this man has everyone's attention. mr. jones justifies his plans in an interview for the bbc. >> is we do not do it, when do we stop backing down? when do we stop giving in to islamiah, or radical islam? when they burn the flag, when they kill christians, when they burn churches? >> but in washington, religi
. >> this is what worries general david petraeus. 500 people in kabul, gathered to demonstrate because of one small church in america that plans to bring copies of the koran. the protesters threw rocks at u.s. army vehicles. >> we are very worried about the implications of a possible koran burning in united states. it puts our soldiers in jeopardy, very likely. we have already seen the demonstrations here in kabul just at the rumors that this could take place. and that the images...
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and general david petraeus, the top u.s. and nato commander in afghanistan and defense secretary robert gates said the act could endanger american troops. the debate came on top of another controversy over plans to build an islamic cultural center near the site of ground zero in new york. at a news conference on friday, president obama called for religious tolerance. >> we have to make sure that we don't start turning on each other, and i will do everything that i can as long as i'm president of the united states to remind the american people that we are one nation under god and we may call that god different names. but we remain one nation. >> this week, dozens of christian, jewish and muslim leaders held what they called an emergency summit in washington, d.c. to address the tensions. the group released a statement denouncing anti-muslim bigotry and urging respect for america's tradition of religious liberty. >> we are convinced that spiritual leaders representing the various faiths in the united states have a moral obliga
and general david petraeus, the top u.s. and nato commander in afghanistan and defense secretary robert gates said the act could endanger american troops. the debate came on top of another controversy over plans to build an islamic cultural center near the site of ground zero in new york. at a news conference on friday, president obama called for religious tolerance. >> we have to make sure that we don't start turning on each other, and i will do everything that i can as long as i'm...
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general david petraeus called david axelrod a complete spin doctor. insults that come out as the president and his aides form late a new policy for afghanistan and pakistan. >> i think that the review that we've gone through has been comprehensive and extreme limb useful. >> reporter: behind the scenes, the president butted heads with military leaders whose only proposals were for more troops and much longer deployments. this needs to be a plan about how we're going to hand it off and get out of afghanistan, mr. obama says. ultimately the frustrated president, in an unprecedented move, dictates a detailed six-page term sheet on his final strategy, instructing the military to send in 30,000 more troops, 10,000 fewer than the pentagon wanted, and setting july 2011, as a day for when troops would begin to draw. i can't let this be a war without end, the book has the book explaining, and i can't lose the whole democratic party. >> reporter: insists people should read the whole book, saying, quote, the president comes across in the review and throughout th
general david petraeus called david axelrod a complete spin doctor. insults that come out as the president and his aides form late a new policy for afghanistan and pakistan. >> i think that the review that we've gone through has been comprehensive and extreme limb useful. >> reporter: behind the scenes, the president butted heads with military leaders whose only proposals were for more troops and much longer deployments. this needs to be a plan about how we're going to hand it off...
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petraeus calling the gainsville event disgraceful and dangerous to american troops. at leeflt in the united states, muslims say they're reassured by the response from the majority of americans. >> two days ago, before all of these statements surfaced, we were all very scared. and very nervous. it was very uncertain. >> today, there was a promise this show of solidarity would only grow, and that religious extremism shoulding denounced rad regardless of the source. >> i think that he's dividing rather than binding people together. >> one of the counter demonstrations planned here for the bay area is called a celebration of diversity of. people awful faiths encouraged to gather here at santa clara county administration building on friday, start agent 5:00. abc 7 news. >> and thank you very much. secretary of state clinton is strongly urging the pastor to reconsider the plans. >> it's regrettable a pastor in florida with a church of no more than 50 people can make this outragis and dits stressful, disgraceful plan and get, you know, the world's attention but that is the
petraeus calling the gainsville event disgraceful and dangerous to american troops. at leeflt in the united states, muslims say they're reassured by the response from the majority of americans. >> two days ago, before all of these statements surfaced, we were all very scared. and very nervous. it was very uncertain. >> today, there was a promise this show of solidarity would only grow, and that religious extremism shoulding denounced rad regardless of the source. >> i think...
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general david petraeus and others say the act would hurt the u.s. mission and put other troops in danger. past i jones says it woulding tragic if crews lost their lives but he believes it's important to stand up to them. >> i believe we're dealing with an element that you cannot talk to, an element that needs to be stopped. >> reporter: if the church goes with the plans to burn the korans this weekend, it will be violating local laws. the church has twice applied for permits to build a bonfire but has been denied. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:17. we're finding out that the death of a woman whose body was found inside of a suitcase in the san francisco bay may have been prevented. the "san francisco chronicle" reports police are looking into a previous domestic violence involving the victim, pearlalou pearlalou -- pearllaw louis. police are look to determine if there was some violation of department policy. >>> it is 8:18. today, the san francisco public utilities commission will unveil a plan to wate
general david petraeus and others say the act would hurt the u.s. mission and put other troops in danger. past i jones says it woulding tragic if crews lost their lives but he believes it's important to stand up to them. >> i believe we're dealing with an element that you cannot talk to, an element that needs to be stopped. >> reporter: if the church goes with the plans to burn the korans this weekend, it will be violating local laws. the church has twice applied for permits to...
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general david petraeus speaking to brian williams today. >> we are concerned that the images from the burning of a koran would be used in the same way that extremists used images from abu ghrab, that they would, in a sense, be indelible. >> reporter: the florida pastor even got the vatican's attention. >> this act would only call for new hate and violence. >> reporter: some of the families of those killed on 9/11 said that burning the koran is unacceptable and abhorrent and an insult to the victims. some say while distasteful it is still not illegal. >> the u.s. constitution says you have a right to do that. period. end of story. the government can't stop you from burning a book. >> reporter: sarah palin has now tweeted that pastor jones should please stand down, that people have a right to burn a koran but that it is insensitive and an unnecessary provocation that will feed the fire. brian? >> all eyes on this pastor and this weekend. andrea mitchell, thanks. >>> president obama was in cleveland today talking about the u.s. economy, jobs, taxes and pushing a new set of programs aimed
general david petraeus speaking to brian williams today. >> we are concerned that the images from the burning of a koran would be used in the same way that extremists used images from abu ghrab, that they would, in a sense, be indelible. >> reporter: the florida pastor even got the vatican's attention. >> this act would only call for new hate and violence. >> reporter: some of the families of those killed on 9/11 said that burning the koran is unacceptable and abhorrent...
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islamic extremists have been passing out leaflets around the koran burning and general david petraeus says the event could put american troops in greater danger. now, a multi faith event planned for san jose for tomorrow will take place that. is not being cancelled and it is called a celebration of diversity. many groups representing faith-based options are gathering in san jess yeah tomorrow to celebrate. in san jose, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. we have more developing news, iran says it will free uc berkeley graduate sarah shord over the weekend tlchl is no word yet on the fate of sarah's boyfriend and their friend. abc 7 joins us now with reaction from family and friends. >> reporter: as it stands now, the iranian government is saying they will release sarah shord saturday morning in tehran. of course that is late tomorrow night here in the bay area. i talked with several of her friends today. they say they will not rest easy until sarah is set free. >> i'm still holding my breath. >> a friend of sarah shored and her fiancee is hopeful reports shord will be released saturda
islamic extremists have been passing out leaflets around the koran burning and general david petraeus says the event could put american troops in greater danger. now, a multi faith event planned for san jose for tomorrow will take place that. is not being cancelled and it is called a celebration of diversity. many groups representing faith-based options are gathering in san jess yeah tomorrow to celebrate. in san jose, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. we have more developing news, iran...
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at least 70 attacks this year alone with new ones attacked each day, as david petraeus explained to martha raddatz. >> the safe havens, again, there will have to be more done about them. >> reporter: and you're putting pressure on. >> there will have to be more pressure on them, no question. >> reporter: especially in light of one other claim by the captured german. that this plot was personally approved by osama bin laden, an indication, if true, that he is still alive and still directly involved in trying to attack the west in a spectacular way. u.s. officials said tonight the threat is considered current and active, and intelligence officials in europe and the u.s. are in constant contact and that president obama has been fully briefed on the threat. cynthia? >> a most sobering report. our thank, brian. >>> when we come back, we take a sharp turn towards a si s a "si the times" that really packs a punch. a baby generating data in a neo-natal ward. every heart beat, every breath, every anomaly... from over a thousand pieces of unique information per second. helping doctors find new ways
at least 70 attacks this year alone with new ones attacked each day, as david petraeus explained to martha raddatz. >> the safe havens, again, there will have to be more done about them. >> reporter: and you're putting pressure on. >> there will have to be more pressure on them, no question. >> reporter: especially in light of one other claim by the captured german. that this plot was personally approved by osama bin laden, an indication, if true, that he is still alive...
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general david petraeus warned today images would endanger u.s. troops. >> they would use them to inflame public money and incite violence against soldiers and civilian autos it would be tragic if because of this, one person died. but at the same time, we do not feel responsible for that. >> jones left the door to change his mind saying he's still playing about the decision. >> and there is police chiefs joined with specialists today to push for greater funding for california preschools. the hope is that it will help prevent skrims. - -- crimes. >> one, two tone. >> preschool is an important tool in crime fighting that. is according to a new report from fight crime, invest in kids. the coalition of california law enforcement leader autos kids attending high quality early learning programs are twice as likely to not get involved in violent crimes, be arrested. >> concord police chief david livingston cited statistics from the program which tracked two groups of children from age four to 40. >> by age 40 children who did not attend prachls were seve
general david petraeus warned today images would endanger u.s. troops. >> they would use them to inflame public money and incite violence against soldiers and civilian autos it would be tragic if because of this, one person died. but at the same time, we do not feel responsible for that. >> jones left the door to change his mind saying he's still playing about the decision. >> and there is police chiefs joined with specialists today to push for greater funding for california...
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even general david petraeus. this is all from your book. even general david petraeus, the architect of the strategy says, i don't think you win this war. i think you keep fighting. so, you have all these doubts. yet, a president who insists, i'm not going to be there for ten years. >> yes, that's right. and this is why i've written about this because the question that pulses throughout any long inquiry like this is, who is barack obama? who is our president? and for the first time, you can see his internal struggle, his intellectual struggle. his dealing with the military. he's dealing with his political advisers. and he set a course. the problem here is so much is unsettled. the relationships are not settled. how long are we going to be there? >> and changing again. we're now facing another review in december. already, white house aides saying, this isn't going to be a big deal. we'll probably continue on the same course for a while. the president promising the troops will come down in july of 2011. already a battle again, between the mili
even general david petraeus. this is all from your book. even general david petraeus, the architect of the strategy says, i don't think you win this war. i think you keep fighting. so, you have all these doubts. yet, a president who insists, i'm not going to be there for ten years. >> yes, that's right. and this is why i've written about this because the question that pulses throughout any long inquiry like this is, who is barack obama? who is our president? and for the first time, you...
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but general david petraeus said monday that high-level taliban leaders have sought to reach out to the afghan government. >>> meanwhile a major nato offensive is targeting a taliban stronghold in the southern afghanistan region. operation dragon strike began saturday. at least 18 u.s. soldiers have been killed in the fighting around kandahar. mandy clark reports. >> reporter: operation dragon strike is the most important battle in the afghan war so far. at least 8,000 u.s. troops are involved in the massive new offensive. >> this is it right here. >> reporter: the aim is to strike right at the heart of taliban territory. kandahar. >> roger, we have enemy pinned down here in the south. he's trying to fire to maneuver out. >> reporter: some of the fiercest fighting has been in zarhi, a neighborhood west of kandahar. there has been heavy battles here for weeks as u.s. troops prepared for the assault. zarhi is on the main highway to kandahar. from here insurgents can control a major supply route into the city. something u.s. troops want to stop. >> okay you guys ready. >> reporter: it's th
but general david petraeus said monday that high-level taliban leaders have sought to reach out to the afghan government. >>> meanwhile a major nato offensive is targeting a taliban stronghold in the southern afghanistan region. operation dragon strike began saturday. at least 18 u.s. soldiers have been killed in the fighting around kandahar. mandy clark reports. >> reporter: operation dragon strike is the most important battle in the afghan war so far. at least 8,000 u.s. troops...
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petraeus >>> terry jones may have canceled his plans for burn a koran day but he still will get a bill for beefed up security. jones calls this bill ridiculous and says it would bankrupt his church. the gainesville city manager admits he doesn't know how much legal authority the city has to force the church to pay. >>> the mayor of bell, california and seven other officials have been arrested charged with taking more than $5.5 million from the working class suburb. they're accused of paying themself huge salaries some topping $800,000. the district attorney called it a case of "corruption on steroids" >>> an english novelist whose grandfather sailed on "the titanic" claims her new book reveals the truth behind the ship's sinking. louise patten says her grandfather maintained that a panicky sailor who misunderstood orders steered the ship directly toward the iceberg that eventually sank it. patton claims her grandfather covered up the error because he thought the revelation would bankrupt the "titanic's" owners and put colleagues out of work >>> your "first look" at how wall street will
petraeus >>> terry jones may have canceled his plans for burn a koran day but he still will get a bill for beefed up security. jones calls this bill ridiculous and says it would bankrupt his church. the gainesville city manager admits he doesn't know how much legal authority the city has to force the church to pay. >>> the mayor of bell, california and seven other officials have been arrested charged with taking more than $5.5 million from the working class suburb. they're...